TNAG-2072-FCO40-2951-Vietnamese-boat-people-arriving-in-Hong-Kong-from-Macau-coop-1990 — Page 11

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STRY

DR 1990

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126527

MDLIAN 9740

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FM LISBON

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 182

OF 271355Z MARCH 1990

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA

YOUR TELNO 657: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE/ MACAU

1. WE CAN OFFER NO USEFUL OBSERVATIONS AS NOONE HERE UNDERSTANDS THE ISSUE. BUT THE PORTUGUESE PRESS WOULD BE QUITE CAPABLE OF MISUNDERSTANDING IT.

ARBUTHNOTT

YYYY

MAIN

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DISTRIBUTION

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.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

ECD (E)

FED

NAD

NEWS D

INFO D

FINANCE D

RMD

PS

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/MR SAINSBURY

PS/LORD BRABAZON

PS/MRS CHALKER

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

MR MOSS

MR BLATHERWICK

ADDITIONAL

10

MR W REEVES CABINET OFFICE

MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES

MR FAINT,ODA

MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE

NNNN

HKGO LONDON

MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE (HOME OFFICE)

MR HOWARD MODUK SEC (O) (C) PRESS OFFICE NO 10

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